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Though based in New York City , Elysian Fields have found only underground success in the United States , and are more popular in France . Author of "The Dark Stuff", Nick Kent says of their music, " maybe we have their out-of-the-mainstreamness to thank for a sound that is still unique -- as sensual as a sleepwalker's wet dream." HISTORY Elysian Fields first released an EP in 1995, which was followed up with the full length, ''Bleed Your Cedar'', and in 2000 ''Queen of the Meadow''. Another record made with Steve Albini between thei first and the second was never released. Despite their record company's suggestions, Charles and Bloedow did not want to give the recording a more commercial feel, prompting a split with Radioactive/Universal, who retain the recording. Charles states, "''We made our second full length with Steve Albini. It wasn't at all what the label was looking for, or wanted. The label wanted us to redo things, go in with more commercial people, and give them songs that they could sell. I didn't want to mess with what we made with Steve. It was what it was. In the end we agreed to disagree, I asked to be released from my contract, and we parted ways. For now it sits in some vault gathering dust, I suppose.'' In June 2003 the band released ''Dreams That Breathe Your Name'' in France and the Benelux , followed by an American release in 2004. Elysian Fields latest album is ''Bum Raps and Love Taps'', which was release in Europe in Autumn 2005 under the label ''Naive''. The album is dedicated to Jennifer's Grandmother, about whom the title track was written. Another song ''Duel with Cudgels'', eight minutes and thirty seconds long, takes its title from a Goya painting. Their music is lush and melancholy, with poetic and sometimes surreal lyrics. Charles and Bloedow also released an album of Sephardic songs on John Zorn 's Tzadik label called "La Mar Enfortuna". They give ancient moorish melodies a revamp with their signature Elysian Fields sound. Charles sings in Ladino as well as one song in Arabic on this album. DISCOGRAPHY
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